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ASUS P5KPL motherboard LGA 775 (Socket T) ATX vs MSI P35D3 Platinum

23specifications compared
9differ
14identical
18known for one product only

Key differences

Maximum internal memory
- P5KPL motherboard LGA 775 (Socket T) ATX:4 GB
- P35D3 Platinum:8 GB
USB 2.0 connectors
- P5KPL motherboard LGA 775 (Socket T) ATX:2
- P35D3 Platinum:3
Number of SATA connectors
- P5KPL motherboard LGA 775 (Socket T) ATX:4
- P35D3 Platinum:5
USB 2.0 ports quantity
- P5KPL motherboard LGA 775 (Socket T) ATX:4
- P35D3 Platinum:6
Audio chip
- P5KPL motherboard LGA 775 (Socket T) ATX:Realtek ALC662
- P35D3 Platinum:Realtek ALC888 / ALC888T
Audio output channels
- P5KPL motherboard LGA 775 (Socket T) ATX:5.1 channels
- P35D3 Platinum:7.1 channels
Width
- P5KPL motherboard LGA 775 (Socket T) ATX:350 mm
- P35D3 Platinum:245 mm
Depth
- P5KPL motherboard LGA 775 (Socket T) ATX:193 mm
- P35D3 Platinum:305 mm

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Comparison of P5KPL, P35D3 Platinum
41 specifications	A ASUS P5KPL motherboard LGA 775 (Socket T) ATX Model P5KPL View product	B MSI P35D3 Platinum View product
Processoridentical
Processor manufacturer	Intel	Intel
Processor socket	LGA 775 (Socket T)	LGA 775 (Socket T)
Memory1 differ
Number of memory slots	4	4
ECC сompatibilityKnown for one	Non-ECC	Unknown — not stated by the source
Maximum internal memoryDiffers	4 GB	8 GB
Internal I/O2 differ
USB 2.0 connectorsDiffers	2	3
Number of SATA connectorsDiffers	4	5
Number of Parallel ATA connectors	1	1
S/PDIF out connector	Yes	Yes
CD/AUX audio in	Yes	Yes
ATX Power connector (24-pin)	Yes	Yes
Number of EATX power connectorsKnown for one	1	Unknown — not stated by the source
CPU fan connector	Yes	Yes
Chassis intrusion connector	Yes	Yes
Front panel audio connectorKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Number of IEEE1394 connectorsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1
Rear panel I/O ports1 differ
USB 2.0 ports quantityDiffers	4	6
Ethernet LAN (RJ-45) ports	1	1
PS/2 ports quantity	2	2
S/PDIF out port	Yes	Yes
COM ports quantityKnown for one	1	Unknown — not stated by the source
Parallel ports quantityKnown for one	1	Unknown — not stated by the source
eSATA ports quantityKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	2
Firewire (IEEE 1394) portsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1
Headphone outputsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1
Microphone inKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Features2 differ
Motherboard form factor	ATX	ATX
Audio chipDiffers	Realtek ALC662	Realtek ALC888 / ALC888T
Audio output channelsDiffers	5.1 channels	7.1 channels
Power source type	ATX	ATX
Compatible operating systemsKnown for one	Windows 2000/XP/Vista	Unknown — not stated by the source
Expansion slots1 differ
Expansion slotsDiffers	1x PCI Express X16 1x PCI Express X1 3x PCI	-2x PCI Express 16X (CrossFire) -2x PCI Express x1 -2x 32-bit v2.3 PCI
BIOSidentical
BIOS memory sizeKnown for one	64 Mbit	Unknown — not stated by the source
Weight & dimensions2 differ
WidthDiffers	350 mm	245 mm
DepthDiffers	193 mm	305 mm
Packaging contentidentical
Bundled softwareKnown for one	ASUS PC Probe II ASUS LiveUpdate	Unknown — not stated by the source
Other featuresidentical
Azalia Digital Header (ADH) connectorKnown for one	1	Unknown — not stated by the source
Special featuresKnown for one	ASUS CrashFreeBIOS3 ASUS EZ Flash2 ASUS Q-Fan ASUS MyLogo2	Unknown — not stated by the source
Manageability featuresKnown for one	WOL @ PME,WOR @ PME, WOR @ Ring	Unknown — not stated by the source
Floppy disk drive connectorKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Networkidentical
LAN controllerKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Realtek RTL8111B

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